Salzburg, Austria – Spring 2017

Tag: Art

As there was some good weather expected on Sunday, and Michael and I assumed most other attractions would be closed, we decided to head up Trsat Hill to see Trsat Castle. Sleeping in, we didn’t get going until noon, so we grabbed sandwiches on Korzo, the main shopping street in Rijeka, to eat on the … More Rijeka: Trsat Castle

Rijeka is the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split) and is a part of the larger Kvarner Gulf of the Adriatic Sea. It was once Hungary’s only international port when it was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After World War I, Italian nationalists took control of the city, creating the free state … More Rijeka: The City and Harbour

The next item on our agenda was my pick of the day: The Museum of Broken Relationships. It was a good 25-minute walk through the city and up a few flights of stairs to reach the museum. The Museum of Broken Relationships was conceived as an art project by Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić in … More A Day in Zagreb: Part Two

The Vienna Secession The Secession is an exhibition space that combines contemporary art with a building whose architecture is an icon of the spirit of impending change around 1900. It was founded in 1897 by a group of artists, led by Gustav Klimt, who had split with the conservative Künstlerhaus. The art magazine Ver Sacrum … More Art in Vienna

Since my dad got to visit me during his spring break, it only seemed fair that my mom, with the addition of my aunt, planned a trip during hers. They arrived in Munich Saturday morning and were able to figure out transportation to Salzburg’s main train station where I met them. From there, we went … More Family Comes to Salzburg: Part One

Located in the Troodos mountain range are ten painted churches which make up one UNESCO World Heritage Site. Together, they provide brilliant examples of various trends in Byzantine and post-Byzantine art, from the 11th to the 19th century. We were able to see six of them, in addition to a number of traditional, small Cypriot … More Spring Break: The Painted Churches of Troodos

Making up a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Paphos, Ancient Kourion was our last stop before heading to Limassol. Unfortunately, our directions to the site were pretty vague and GPS provided little help. We ended up first on a stretch of beach whose restaurants were closed due to it being the winter … More Spring Break: Ancient Kourion

The Paphos Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, consists of the ruins of the former capital of Cyprus. The site itself consists of the Asklipeion, the Roman Odeon, the Agora, the “Saranda Kolones” (Forty Columns) Castle, the Basilica of Chrysopolitissa, the Hellenistic Theatre and the Paphos Roman mosaics which can be found at the … More Spring Break: The Roman Mosaics at Paphos

Nicosia is the largest city on the island of Cyprus and has been its capital since the 10th century. Since 1974, the city has been split, with the northern part recognize by Turkey as the capital of the TRNC. Since 2016, Nicosia has also become the only capital city to have two time zones after … More Spring Break: Exploring South Nicosia

A Short History of Cyprus Before describing our adventures in Ancient Salamis, I must first talk a little bit about Cypriot history and politics on the island. To begin, the island was formerly under British control (it was formally annexed from the Ottoman Empire in 1914). From 1955 to 1959, Greek Cypriots created the EOKA … More Spring Break: Ancient Salamis